Throughout the world a major public health problem is work-related injuries. Work-related injuries resulting from the combined effect of several risk factors. The Labour Inspectorate says that processing industry is the most dangerous branch of industries in Estonia. Based on Statistics Estonian 352 occupational accidents occured in metal industry in 2011 and 425 occupational accidents occured in 2012, it is 73 occupational accidents more than 2011. Metal industry workers are exposed to various hazards that pose risks to the health of workers. The main problems of metal industry are occupational noise, welding dust and exhaust. Metal industry workers main health problems are the back pain and a headache, sore throat and chest pain, difficulty hearing and eye, nose and skin irritation.
The aim of the present research is to investigate hazards which may impact workers of Trump Metall Ltd through the risk assessment and to value their work ability during the work day and reliability.
The results showed that main hazards of Trump Metall Ltd were high noise level, deficient illumination, low temperature during the cold season and low air velocity. Risk assessment questionnaire revealed that workers have pains in their neck, shoulders, back and legs and also in their hands. Workers also complain eye and respiratory irritation. The results also showed that workers must take sick leave after 545,4 hours of work and recovery takes 126,9 hours, which is ca 5 days.